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Sport News from Friday 12 April 2019
Source: Starrfmonline.com
2019-04-12
There are doubts as to whether the tournament would be presented on free TV
As the draw for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations takes place on Friday (today) in Cairo, the African Football Confederation would be under pressure, as the body has not yet solved the problem of human rights. television for the soccer fiesta.
Surprisingly, as the excitement rises for the tournament announced for June, millions of African fans still do not know if the competition will be presented on free TV.
A few weeks ago, a call for tenders was issued for a free CAF broadcasting rights management agency in Africa, starting with AFCON 2019, which ended Lagardere's control over these rights. .
But just when it seemed that the CAF was finally bringing transparency to its television rights deals, it seems like things are going normally, the broadcasters say.
"It is very surprising that the issue of television rights has not been solved and, with the impending draw, broadcasters do not know who to talk to when broadcasting CAN matches. This is unusual and it suggests that everything is wrong for the better this time, "said one of the major broadcasters.
Stakeholders had complained about CAF's delay in making a decision on television rights for the summit football competition.
It was learned that African public service broadcasters report to the African Union of Broadcasters and have pre-empted the exorbitant taxes by offering to pay a generous sum to CAF in order to provide the best of African football to African supporters.
AUB has recruited a number of technical partners, each of whom has achieved excellence in its field.
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